Beim großen Leistungstest der Genossenschaften, den die Fachzeitschrift WEINWIRTSCHAFT alljährlich durchführt, stellten sich 88 Winzergenossenschaften dem kritischen Urteil der Verkoster. Insgesamt 528 Proben wurden von den 32 Verkostern genau unter die Lupe genommen, um die Betriebe mit der überzeugendsten Produktpalette zu küren. Continue reading “Fachzeitschrift WEINWIRTSCHAFT testet Qualitätsniveau deutscher Winzergenossenschaften”
by Rebecca Gibb – As alternative closures now account for a third of the total market, the cork industry is mounting a new consumer campaign focusing on natural cork’s green credentials. The www.ilovenaturalcork.com campaign asks consumers to sign a pledge to support natural cork and also calls on retailers and wine producers to state clearly whether wines are sealed by natural cork.
The campaign has been launched in conjunction with a new study commissioned by APCOR, the Portuguese Cork Association. Continue reading “Cork uses environmental card in latest campaign”
by Jane Anson in Bordeaux – A plan to drastically reduce the number of chateaux producing low cost ‘basic Bordeaux’ was unveiled this week. At a meeting announcing the handover of the presidency of the Bordeaux Wine Council (CIVB) from winemaker Alain Vironneau to negociant Georges Haushalter, general manager of Compagnie Medocaine des Grands Crus, the ideas for ‘Bordeaux Tomorrow’ were laid out. Continue reading “New CIVB president announces dramatic reduction in ‘basic Bordeaux’”
by Graham Tearse in Paris – Champagne growers and houses this week agreed on a 2010 harvest yield of 10,500 kilos per hectare – an increase on last year. This is up by 700 kgs/ha on 2009, following a recovery in sales this year at home and abroad.
Ghislain de Montgolfier, president of the Union des Maisons de Champagne (UMC) said, ‘We are giving a sign of serenity to illustrate to everyone that the 2009 crisis is truly behind us.’ ‘Our only problem is in estimating year-end sales,’ he told French daily Le Figaro. Continue reading “Champagne agrees increase in yield on 2009″
by David Furer – A Spanish icewine DO has been approved for the first time. The region of Penedès has accepted the new DO Vino Dulce de Hielo or Vi Dolç del Fred. This is the first European appellation to allow artificial freezing of grapes. This is forbidden in the traditional icewine regions of Germany, Austria – and Canada – where grapes must be left to freeze naturally on the vine. Continue reading “Penedes approves icewine”
